apparently, continental, in order to develop this technology, will sign a contract with google and with ibm on an international scale. it could be announced as early as september at the time that the auto show is happening here in frankfurt. this news helped continental shares. it was clearly gaining at the end of trading here, doing much better than other shares. most shares were bobbling along, lots of traders waiting for news from central banks on the monetary supply of the markets. >> let's take a closer look at the numbers now. germany possibly chip dax ended the session slightly lower. the euro stoxx 50 closed almost .5% lower. in the u.s., the dow jones is down. at last check, the euro was trading at $1.3 378. >> to asia, where a typhoon is bearing down on taiwan. torrential rain has been causing flooding in mudslides. >> chiron has issued land and sea warnings to businesses and schools, which are closed in the north and east of the country, including the capital, taipei. the typhoon is heading past the west of the island. as it approaches southern china, leaving behind a trail o